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The Dolmen dit La Maison du Fadet is a megalithic building located in the municipality of La Puye, in the department of Vienna (New Aquitaine, former Poitou-Charentes). This monument, dated Neolithic, illustrates the collective funeral buildings characteristic of this period, where sedentary communities erected stone structures to house the deceased. Its local name, Maison du Fadet (from the fadet patois meaning lutin or spirit), reflects the later popular beliefs associated with these mysterious remains.

Ranked a Historic Monument by order of 12 May 1948, the dolmen enjoys legal protection as a remarkable heritage element. Available data (source: Monumentum) indicate an approximate location, rated 6/10 in precision, without additional architectural detail. No information is provided on its current accessibility or conservation status. This type of monument attests to the technical know-how of neolithic societies, as well as their symbolic relationship with death and territory.

The municipality of La Puye, identified by the code Insee 86202, is part of a landscape marked by other prehistoric remains, typical of the Viennese basin. In the Neolithic era, this region was occupied by agro-pastor groups organized in villages, using dolmens as places of collective burial. These monuments also served as landmarks in the landscape, linking memory of ancestors and appropriation of the soil.

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